Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dentifer, Brundin, 1947

Chamutiová, Tímea, Hamerlík, Ladislav & Bitušík, Peter, 2020, Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains an illustrated guide, Zootaxa 4819 (2), pp. 216-264 : 241

Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dentifer - type ( Fig. 55 )

This is a new morphotype, not listed in Brooks et al. (2007).

Head capsule yellow to light brown with brown occipital margin and mandibular teeth. Mentum triangular in shape with clearly separated teeth. Median tooth with first two lateral teeth lighter than the remaining laterals. First lateral teeth clearly pointing outwards. Mandible with crenulated outer margin, inner teeth subequal in size.

Figures

FIGURES 54–59. Metriocnemus fuscipes-type: 54—head capsule. Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dentifer-type: 55—head capsule. Orthocladius (Mesorthocladius) frigidus: 56—head capsule (arrow indicates seta submenti). Orthocladius (Euorthocladius): 57—head capsule. Parametriocnemus/Paraphaenocladius: 58 (arrow indicates seta submenti). Parorthocladius: 59—head capsule.